Group News and Events:
- Ryan Selhorst and Eric Fossum, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA, Utilization of N,N-diethyl-3,5-difluorobenzene sulfonamide to prepare functionalized poly(arylene ether)s, Polymer, 54 (2013), pp. 530–535.
- Kimberly E. Kern, Mohamed Abdellatif, and Eric Fossum, Poly(arylene ether)s carrying pendant (3-sulfonated) phenylsulfonyl groups, Polymer International, 2012, Volume 61(8), pages 1249-1255.
- Andria Fortney and Eric Fossum, "Soluble, semi-crystalline PEEK analogs based on 3,5-difluorobenzophenone: Synthesis and characterization" Polymer, 2012, 53(12), pp 2327-2333.
- Funding Award “Poly(arylene ether)s from Activated 3,5-Difluoro Aromatic Systems: Synthesis, Functionalization, and Characterization” National Science Foundation, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, CHE-1012392, July 1, 2010–June 30, 2013 ($ 330,000).
Congratulations to: - Andria Fortney – 2012 WSU Presidential Commendation for Excellence in Co–curricular activities.
- Ryan Selhorst – Patterson College Chemistry Award (Dayton Chapter – American Chemical Society – Patterson Awards Meeting, April 3, 2012) – Outstanding Junior
- Andria Fortney – Preprint Travel Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Polymer Research, Division of Polymer Science, 243rd ACS National Conference– March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, CA.
eric fossum, ph.d
Professional History
Professor of Chemistry – Wright State University, Department of Chemistry, Dayton, Ohio, 2012 – present
Associate Professor of Chemistry – Wright State University, Department of Chemistry, Dayton, Ohio, 2004 – 2012
Assistant Professor of Chemistry – Wright State University, Department of Chemistry, Dayton, Ohio, 1999 – 2004
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Winona State University, Winona, MN, Aug. 1996 – June 1999
Postdoctoral Associate, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, June 1995 – August 1996
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, January 1991 – May 1995
Academic Background
1995 – Ph.D. Organic/Polymer Chemistry - Carnegie Mellon University
1990 – B.S. Chemistry - University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
Research Interests:
Synthesizing funtionalized highly branched polymers, using kinetic parameters to control polycondensation reactions that lead to linear and branched polymers, synthesis of new and interesting monomers.
Current Projects:
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